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Comment by Darkmunk posted on K3 & F*250-600mm, first test inc. RAW file! at 25/03/2014 - 14:04
It does look like an extraordinary lens and body combination
Here's my take on it. Adobe Camera Raw. Slight vignette to darken the edges, no noise reduction, vibrancy up, left warm (chearful )
Photoshop gentle USM n original size. Some local sharpening on the eye.
Reduced to 800px using Bicubic sharpen, which for the web, was not entirely successful as the edges look slightly false, but I've left it for you to scrutinise; I think it would print well with this degree of sharpening.
Anyway, back to work


Comment by Darkmunk posted on K3 & F*250-600mm, first test inc. RAW file! at 25/03/2014 - 12:05
How does it perform into the sun? I imagine it would benefit from some flare.
I can see myself using this for portrait shots of young people and shots for magazines with copy overlaying the image etc.
I think nature and flowers, although helpful tests, would not be its forte
I'll follow this with interest
Comment by Darkmunk posted on Q 07 Shield Mount lens at 25/03/2014 - 10:22
Useful then for illustration, but I wouldn't dream if using it on a photo, unless the brief explicitly called for it.
Comment by Darkmunk posted on A Few Effects at 24/03/2014 - 18:21
Comment by Darkmunk posted on WTB: lens hood 55-300 at 22/03/2014 - 21:00
In fact, two pieces, one inside the other to make a variable hood
Comment by Darkmunk posted on WTB: lens hood 55-300 at 22/03/2014 - 16:11
Comment by Darkmunk posted on Staff photos FA77 ltd at 22/03/2014 - 13:08
Here are some of their products:
Large Hadron Collider cooling tubes.

Reaction Engine Cooling Tubes - 'make them look small!'. These tiny tubes enabled this revolutionary engine to be developed. I had to re-cut them and polish the ends on a little jig as the magnification makes them look really scruffy! I gave them several ideas.
This is the one they chose:

These are the ones I like


Comment by Darkmunk posted on Staff photos FA77 ltd at 22/03/2014 - 09:07
Comment by Darkmunk posted on tamron 150\600 at 21/03/2014 - 15:27
There were about 5 different temperatures of light bouncing around and mixing behind the model to produce a yellowish light so essentially I was looking for a yellowish gel to balance it.
Then tell ACR that everything was yellowish
Comment by Darkmunk posted on Staff photos FA77 ltd at 21/03/2014 - 13:52


I don't normally use bicubic sharpening on resizing, Preferring to sharpen later, but my first attempt was very soft directly after reducing to 800px, so I decided to give Photoshop a shot at sharpening as it went. Instead of later when it might be too late.